Tony Ianzelo
Tony Ianzelo (born June 13, 1935 in Toronto ) is a Canadian cameraman and film director .
Live and act
Ianzelo studied at Ryerson Polytechnic College in his native Toronto. In 1960 he began his film career as a camera assistant with the National Film Board of Canada . Six years later he directed the short documentary Antonio , a film portrait of his father, for the first time. Since then, Ianzelo has worked as a cameraman and director in over 100 films. In his documentaries he dealt with topics such as hunters and trappers from the Cree people , everyday scenes from Canada and China, and artist portraits.
Ianzelo received two Oscar nominations as co-director , first in 1976 for the short documentary Blackwood , which portrays the Canadian etcher David Blackwood , and in 1978 for the documentary High Grass Circus , the 24 hours of everyday life at the Royal Brothers' traveling circus 'Circus shows.
Together with Colin Low , Ianzelo directed Transitions , the first IMAX 3D film, in 1986 . It was presented at Expo 86 .
Ianzelo is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. In 2003 he was made a member of the Order of Canada .
Awards
- 1977 : Oscar nomination in the category “ Best Documentary Short ” for Blackwood
- 1978 : Oscar nomination in the category “ Best Documentary ” for High Grass Circus
Filmography (selection)
- 1966: Antonio (short documentation)
- 1970: Don't Knock the Ox (short documentary)
- 1974: Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut (short documentary)
- 1974: Cree Hunters of Mistassini (documentary)
- 1974: Our Land is our Life (documentary)
- 1975: Musicanada (documentary)
- 1976: Blackwood (short documentary)
- 1976: The Whales are Waiting (short documentary)
- 1977: High Grass Circus (documentary)
- 1977: Cree Way (short documentary)
- 1980: North China Commune (documentary)
- 1980: Canada Vignettes: Calliope (short documentation)
- 1980: Wuxing People's Commune (documentary)
- 1980: North China Factory (documentary)
- 1982: The Concert Man (short documentary)
- 1984: From Ashes to Forest (documentary)
- 1986: Transitions
- 1990: The First Emperor of China (short documentary)
- 1992: Momentum (short documentation)
- 1993: The Art of the Animator (documentary)
Web links
- Tony Ianzelo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tony Ianzelo in the Canadian Film Encyclopedia
- Videos of some of Tony Ianzelo's films on the NFB website
- Works by Tony Ianzelo in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tony Ianzelo tiff.net, accessed on March 2, 2014.
- ↑ a b Tony Ianzelo, CM, RCA gg.ca, accessed on March 2, 2014.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ianzelo, Tony |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian cameraman and film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |